The first ConTrA brought together researchers from classical studies, archaeology, game studies, media studies, and literary studies for a day of talks, discussions, and exchange. The atmosphere was open and collegial, with lively discussions that continued well beyond the individual presentations.

The conference opened with a keynote by Anna Falke (Boardgame Historian) on representations of Roman antiquity in modern board games, followed by six presentations covering topics from augmented reality and digital games to speculative fiction and literary adaptations.

Presentations

• Anna Falke — History on the board: representations of Roman antiquity in modern board games (Keynote)

• Anna Ladu (Heidelberg University) — Digging into Virtuality

• Simon Sulk (Museen Weißenburg) — Vitalis and the old-fashioned archaeologist. Biriciana Augmented Reality brings the Romans on your device

• Lukas Lammers (University of Cologne) — Ad Armas! Authenticity versus accuracy

• Dajana Ehlers (University of Cologne) — Thinking in Levels. Abstraction and the Reception of Antiquity in Digital Games

• Ian Salcedo (University of Ferrara) — Playing with the Roman past: Resonance and speculative fictions in Ryse: Son of Rome and The Forgotten City

• Rebekka Müller (Heidelberg University) — Changing Receptions of Antiquity in Rosemary Sutcliff's The Eagle of the Ninth and Its Adaptations

A conference volume is currently in preparation.